$2m advances resource regions-ports link plan

Western Australia's Minister for Transport, Troy Buswell, is pleased with the Federal Government's $2 million contribution for a study to link the state's major resources regions with the state's export ports.

Mr Buswell has described the funding as a "terrific outcome", with the project set to improve transport infrastructure linking Fremantle and the eastern states with the mining regions of Goldfields-Esperance, Yilgarn, mid-west and Pilbara.

Mr Buswell says the State Government will soon be pushing forward with its plans to develop the project.

"We think it is an exciting opportunity to link two [of] our great resource provinces, the Goldfields and the Pilbara," Mr Buswell said.

"Clearly those linkages will have a lot of benefits for local businesses and more broadly for local communities.

"The Commonwealth support is very welcome and we look forward to advancing that project."

Federal Transport and Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese was in Esperance late last week to announce the funding for the study.